Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-06-18
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Ansvsrs to All Sorts of Inquiries Con-
 cernIng Tucson

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 oerning Tucson.
 The CITIZEN almost daily receives let ters of inquiry concerning Tucson and it's surrounding country. and a general answer thereto, the following synopsis of facts is given, InRsmuch as 1t IS found impossible to make a detsIled written reply in each case. Any special lntorma- ton desired will be cheerfuliy given to correspondence:
 l.-There is no more heslthful place in tbe United States, especially for those suffering with lung troubles.
 2-There are no distiDctively local diseases. Slight functional troubles re- suit from imprudence and exeesses Hs well here as elsewhere, but the climate is ID novlse responsible therefor.
 3-The surrounding country enjoys the same healthful conditions that exist ID the city.
 4.-The highest average temperature recorded during any summer was m 1873. The month of July that year gave SO.4l degrees at ' a. m.; lU3 o6 at 7 p. m.; S451 at g p. ma mean tempe rsture of S9.59 degrees. The lowest temperature during that year Wss m January, the average Ut a. m. being 36 29 degrees; 69.5l at ?. m., and 49.o3 Rt g D. ma mean temperature Of 5l.69 degrees. This was an extreme and unusual year, and the record Was taken by the United States Signal Ser vice officer. in this city. While the registered temperature IS apparently very high, the atmosphere IS SO thorough ly devoid of moisture that the heat IS not oppressive and sultry day is 6l- most unknown. The nights are always cool and pleasant. and refreshing sleep is never interrupted by oppressive heat, The average annual temperature may be safely estimated at 70 degrees. Its wiz ter climate. and ID fact Its general ell mate, emitting three summer months, IS as near delightful perfection as can possibly exist.
 6-The sir IS neither brRcing nor depressing in an unqualified sense. It is the happy medium between these qualities, and one can select either by chssing the altitude of his residence. Tucson is 2i80 feet above sea level. and adjacent mountains range all the way up to 10000 feet.
 6-The pursuits outside the city are chiefly mining and stock raising. while along the water courses considerable farming is being done with the most en- couraging results. No better fruit coun- pecislly well.
 Upon the east and south of the city an unbroken plain stretches away about ten or twelve miles to the noun tains, but on the west low mountain ranges and rolling hIiis with intermedi- ate valleys. exist.
 S-It slopes gradually to the north, the say sixty feet to the mile, towards GilR river which crosses the territory from east to west. emptyIng into the Colorado river near Yuma.
 9-Adobe and brick are used for building, chiefly, and building Is not ex- pensive with either material With lumber the cost will be greater owing SO it's long and expensive transportation by rail.
 I0-No violent storms occur. Some times 6 sudden thunder shower of con siderable severity occurs, but Rs 6 rule hard storms seldom happen, Once or twice 6 year s sand storm sweeps across from the California deserts, and pro duces Rn extremely disagreesble effect for the time 1t lasts, but it IS DO worse than many of the indictment days that SO often prevail in more northern l2ti- tudes, and it is said that the sanitary effect of these sand storms give them more the character of blessings than of undesirable vIsitsIions. The rains fall usually during the winter months Rnd again during the summer months; very seldom in the spring or fail.
 1.-The water IS good. but is slightly impregnsted with RlkAll, and not uu- wholesome. Ii IS obtained from flow ing springs few miles south of the city, along the rIver. 6ud 1t is conveyed to the city ID closed mains. There ia h possibility of a supply of mountain va ter being brought from the Santa Cata- linss, 8 distance of twelve miles.
 12-rhe schools are numerous and ox- cellent; the public school Is very eff cient and thorough. and IS graded. The Territorial University is located close to the city and will be constructed forth with
 J3-Tucson is situated on the South ern Pacific railway, about seventy miles north of the Mexican boundary liae. It is the metropolis of the southern DOT tion of the territory and is the largest city. containing about S,000 inhabitants. It has ice works, flour mills, brewCries, wagon shops, machine shops gas works, | water works, opera house, four churches, | several hotels, two daily newspapers. a dozen secret societies, c fine court house and city buildings, pubic libra | ry, railroad shops, lire companies, the usual number of commercial establish | ments of all kinds and professional men.